Ontario grant will help protect Duffins Creek in Ajax-Pickering

DURHAM -- The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters was awarded $25,000 from the Provincial government to help protect water quality in Duffins Creek.

The $25,000 grant from the Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund will help 80 volunteers restructure a pond and plant more than 2,000 shoreline trees and shrubs. The projects will help improve aquatic habitats in Duffins Creek, which flows through Ajax and Pickering into Lake Ontario.

"We want all Ontarians to help us protect the Great Lakes," said Ajax-Pickering MPP Joe Dickson. "I encourage everyone to help by joining local efforts to clean up our beaches, creeks, streams, rivers and lakes. Having started Ajax Environmental Affairs over 20 years ago, I am proud of our environmental improvements. They are a credit to our residents, volunteers and the Town."

The Great Lakes ecosystem is one of the most biologically rich areas in Canada, housing more than 4,000 plant, fish and wildlife species. The Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund provides grants of up to $25,000 for non-profit groups working to protect and improve the Great Lakes and their connecting tributaries and wetlands.
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